#E9AA6D#E9AA6D
#E9AA6D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.107 H 64.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9AA6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 170, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 74%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 53%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 53.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.31, 16.37, 40.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.31, 43.52, 67.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.46% 0.0467 0.0968) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.46% 0.107 64.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7420, 47.1809, 20.8993) |
| Luminance | 0.4718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.65
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.12
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.32
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.92
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.43
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9AA6D #6DACE9
analogous
#E96D6E #E9AA6D #E9E86D
triadic
#E9AA6D #6DE9AA #AA6DE9
tetradic
#E9AA6D #6EE96D #6DACE9 #E86DE9
square
#E9AA6D #6EE96D #6DACE9 #E86DE9
split-complementary
#E9AA6D #6DE9E8 #6D6EE9
monochromatic
#BF6C1D #E18B38 #E9AA6D #F1C9A2 #F9E8D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#E9AA6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.44
#E9AA6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9AA6D
10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9AA6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9AA6D | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.44 | 10.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAE68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBC6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FB9C9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9aa6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 170, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.107 64.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3c398',
500: '#e9aa6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9aa6d; $custom-light: #f3c398; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9aa6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 170,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.516,
"s": 73.81,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78457,
"c": 0.10743,
"h": 64.3
},
"luminance": 0.47177
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9AA6D
secondary
#C5D9ED
accent
#74D610
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF7F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#17120E
muted
#85817E